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Athletics Match V Kirkham Grammar School- Girls
13 Jun 2010
On Tuesday 18th may, the Highfield Athletics team travelled to Kirkham Grammar school to take part in our first Athletics match of the year.
First, Beth and I got ready to take part in the first event- the hurdles- where I came 3rd and Beth- 4th. Next, the 60m took place and Ella and I managed to come 1st and 2nd, only just overtaking the other team.
Ella and Charlotte put a lot of effort into the 1 lap race and were placed: Ella- 2nd and Charlotte- 3rd.
Rachel did brilliantly on the 2 lap race and came 1st, but only a few metres behind came Emma - 4th. On the first lap, Rachel and Emma were getting tired but kept the energy going throughout the race. Unfortunately, Rachel was entered in the 3 lap race which was straight after her 2 laps- so she had a disadvantage on winning. Beth also took part in the 3 laps- coming 5th and Rachel coming 6th.
In the high jump, Ella and Beth successfully reached 1m 5 cm before Beth had an unfortunate mishap- hitting her back hard on the bar. She carried on without a doubt and reached a massive 1m 10 cm! Ella came 1st and beth came 2nd.
The relay was successful- the A-team were 2nd and the B-team were 3rd . The final score was Kirkham- 57 points and Highfield- 53 points. Well done to all the girls who took part in any of the events!
Kirkham Athletics Meeting
13 Jun 2010
On Tuesday the 18th of May, Highfield went to Kirkham for a friendly athletics competition. It was a really sunny afternoon calling for loads of drinks.
First up was the 45m hurdles, this was a very exciting race with Callum taking a close 2nd followed by Ben in 3rd place. Next we had the 1 lap 170m race in which Alfie and Alex both had a good run with Alfie taking 2nd and Alex 4th.In the 2 lap race Lawrence got 3rd and Andrew managed to get 2nd place.
The final long distance event of the afternoon was the 3 lap relay, I got 2nd place and Andrew came 4th. In the 60m sprint Lawrence and I had a great run with 1st and 2nd place. The final race of the afternoon was the team relay, it was 1 lap (170m), the A team boys came 2nd but very close to 1st and the B team came 4th. We all had a great day out on our first athletics meeting of the year and a big thank you to Miss Sykes for organising it.
Cricket Highfield VsWestholme
16 May 2010
Played at East Lancs Cricket Club
5th may 2010
We won the toss and decided to bat first and set Westholme a target of 145 to win, with outstanding batting from the whole team and special efforts from both Callum & Ben.
In their reply Westholme made 146 for 4, all our bowlers bowled with great discipline and wickets came from Adit ya, George and myself.
Callum achieved the player of the match for a fine performance helping us to a season best score with the bat.
A special thanks must also go the umpires for umpiring in a fair and fun way.
Thanks must also go to all the parents who came to East lancs to support us, its great to play in front of a crowd!
Next game is against KEQMs, lets hope for the same weather( and a win)
Chris
Rounders Match V. Casterton
16 May 2010
On Wednesday 5th May Casterton School came to Highfield to play rounders.
Every girl in year 5 and 6 played and represented school in this match.
There was three teams playing- an A, B and C.
All together there was a win, a lose and a draw.
In the A team there was some great teamwork and concentration throughout the match. After some good hits and fielding, the A team were given the scores and were all happy to be told that they had won!
It was a very close game for the B team, and although there was a loss, it was only by one rounder. The whole team tried their very hardest and for some players this was their first match. Well done to the whole team for great determination.
Well done to the C team for playing a brilliant match. For the majority of the team this was their very first match, but each player played to their best ability and ended up with a draw between both schools!
Well done to all 3 teams!
The final scores of the match were:
A team- 7 and a half to 2 and a half win,
B team- 3 and a half to 2 and a half lose and
C team- 1 and a half draw.
Players of the match were Ysobel, Shreya and Willow
Match report by Beth (Rounders Captain
Highfield Vs Brockholes Wood
05 May 2010
On the 20th March Highfield football A team travelled to Brockholes wood to play in the semi final of the Preston schools cup. The game started well for Brockholes and they managed to score very early. Highfield were fighting back and Callum had a shot from the edge of the box and I scored the rebound. Just before halftime Matthew scored a great goal hitting the post and then going in. Half time the score was 2-1 to Highfield.
After half time Highfield conceded an own goal which made the score 2-2. Highfield had made a lot of chances throughout the game hitting the post 3 times and having a lot of other chances. In the last minute of the game, we had a corner and it was cleared straight to Ben who blasted a shot which went in from the half way line!
Final Score
Highfield 3 – 2 Brockholes
Players of the match
Everyone
Sedbergh Netball Tournament
21 Mar 2010
On Wednesday 3rd March the Highfield A Team travelled to Sedbergh. We played a round robin and in total played against 6 other netball teams.
Our 1st match was against Casterton and Highfield won 8-1.Our next match was played against Belmont Grosvenor and again, Highfield won 6-3.We played on to win another 2 matches in the first round with scores of 12-1 and 12-0.
Highfield qualified for the main competition in the semi-final against Terrington. Highfield came to win by scoring the `golden goal` and winning 5-4.
We then went through to the final to play Belmont Grosvenor and at full time the score was 3-3. The match was end to end excitement and again went to `golden goal`. Unluckily, Belmont were the first to score the goal resulting in Highfield being runners up.
It was a very close tournament and the whole team showed great determination and team work. Well done to everyone.
Players of the Tournament - The Whole Team
Report by Ella – Netball Captain
Highfield vs Our Lady’s St Edwards
21 Mar 2010
On the 9th March, Highfield A team travelled to cottam sports arena to play a football match. The game started well for Highfield and Daniel scored early. Not long after, a good shot from Matthew forced a save from the keeper which was punched out to Callum who scored. Some good passing play from Highfield led up to a well placed shot from Callum which went in. Our Lady’s were working their way back into the game and scored. About 5 minutes later a ball came out to me and I scored. Half time the score 4-1 to Highfield.
George scored a goal almost straight after the restart. Our Lady’s scored another straight after George’s goal. Our Lady’s were gaining confidence as the game went on and scored another. Callum scored another just after. Our Lady’s scored another with a great strike. Our Lady’s scored another goal just after the one they just scored. George scored his second of the game to make it 7-5. Very late in the game Our Lady’s scored another goal.
Final Score
Highfield 7-6 Our Lady’s St Edwards
Player of the Match
Callum
Highfield vs. Cottam
21 Mar 2010
On the 11th March Highfield A team travelled to Cottam School to play a football match. The game started with both teams having a lot of chances but neither team being able to score. Both teams were pressing for a goal but couldn’t score.
Half time the score was 0-0. After half time Cottam won a corner. The ball was crossed in and Cottam scored with a good header. We were determined to get back into the game and we did. Good play from Callum on the wing forced a Cottam player to hit it into his own net. Cottam then went on the attack and scored a long range shot. Highfield were attacking a lot and against the run of play, they had a throw in and it came of the head of one of our players and went in.
Final Score
Highfield 1 – 3 Cottam
Rugby - Highfield v KEQMS
21 Mar 2010
On the 10th of March, 2010, Highfield travelled to Lytham to play rugby against KEQMS.
At the start of the game both teams played well but KEQMS had the advantage and slipped past our full back and scored the first try of the game.
Straight after this, Highfield were awarded a penalty, taken by Ammaar, and confidently awarded, making the score one all.
The second session started and although Highfield were strong in defence, KEQMS were able to slip past and score another try.
In the final session Highfield, were showing determination and eagerness and were definitely the better team but just couldn’t pass through their full back..
The whole team played fantastic, but in particular the fast runs from Ben and George stood out and good passing from Bradley, Andrew and Joseph made this a brilliant match to watch.
The final score was 2 – 1 to KEQMS.
Well done to all of the team.
Player of the match - Ben
Match Report by Matthew
Rugby Match QEGS v Highfield
03 Mar 2010
On the 24th February, Highfield travelled to Blackburn to play rugby against QEGS school.
Highfield started extremely well, showing some newly learned skills and good, strong tackles.
QEGS quickly responded to Highfield’s movements, resulting in them breaking through the defence and scoring the first try.
Highfield soon reacted and an accurate pass from Ben to Matthew, led to a fast run down the wing and the first try for Highfield. Having gained confidence, Highfield followed quickly with their second try from Ben.
At the end of the first session the score was 2-1 to Highfield.
The team came out very positive from their lead and some fast runs, and a great pass from Ollie, led to the third from Matthew, leaving the score 3-1 to Highfield.
In the final session, the QEGS team, showed some very dominant play and seemed determined not to be beaten, a slight disagreement between the referee and one of the QEGS players, resulted in his sending off!
Highfield continued their good play, with some fast runs from Joseph and strong defending from Callum, but the team appeared to be tiring in the final session, although a mistake by one of the QEGS players dropping the ball, resulted in another try for Highfield from Dan..
The score now being 4-1 to Highfield, would have everyone thinking that this was Highfield’s game, but although everyone was plating fantastic, a little lack of concentration and some tired legs, led to QEGS coming back and scoring four more tries, taking advantage of the situation.
The final result ended 5-4 to QEGS, but the Highfield team, showed great enthusiasm and teamwork and will take this to the next game.
Player of the match Matthew and Ollie
Team Captain: Matthew
West View Swimming Gala
22 Feb 2010
On Monday 8th February we visited West View Leisure Centre to compete against Rossall, St Pius X, Elleray and Malsis.
Everyone swam brilliantly, but in particular Matthew who came first in the Breaststroke and Ella who won the Backstroke. Ruth also came second in the Backstroke and Joseph and myself came second in the Freestyle races.
The Year 6 relay teams really showed their fantastic swimming skills – easily winning the Freestyle and Medley Relay races by more than half a length. The year 5 relay teams also had great results with second place in both races and the Year 4 team came 5th in both races.
In the cannon relay we finished in 4th position.
Overall we came 3rd in the gala with a total of 67 points, only missing out on 2nd place by 3 points.
Report by Ben
ISA Cross Country
22 Feb 2010
Team results – overall
U12 Boys -4th
U12 Girls – 3rd
U11 Boys – 8th
National ISA Cross Country Championships
Congratulations to Rachel and Andrew who will represent the North Team at the
National ISA Cross Country.
Good Luck!
Football - Highfield vs Robuck
22 Feb 2010
On the 9th February Highfield A team travelled to Cottam sports arena to play against Robuck. Robuck started strongly and scored very early. Soon after, we started working our way back into the game and then came a goal from Callum. Then, Matthew ran up the pitch and hit a great shot from the edge of the box into the bottom corner.
Half time, the score Highfield leading 2-1. After half time, Matthew scored a goal to make it 3-1. About 5 minutes later Callum hit a well placed shot into the bottom corner out of the keepers reach.
Robuck started to become more confident and scored a goal which was deflected into the net. Robuck’s confidence died down and then Matthew scored another. Just outside the area, a good pass from Andrew set up a powerful shot for Callum which went in. Matthew then scored his fourth of the day to make it 7-2 to Highfield. Near the end, a good cross from Callum left an open net for Daniel and a goal.
A great performance from all the team.
Final Score 8-2 to Highfield
Player of the Match
Callum
ISA North Cross Country Championships
06 Feb 2010
Congratulations to all pupils who represented Highfield in the
ISA Cross Country Championships at Highfield Park, Cheadle Hulme.
Special mention must go to Rachel who came 8th and Andrew who came 9th in the Under 12 race out of 100 plus runners.
Also, Piers, Max and Kane who were the youngest runners to go to the event.
Well done to all
from
Miss Sykes and Mr Duke.
ISA Cross Country Positions
U12 Girls
Rachel – 8th
Beth – 14th
Ella – 15th
Kate – 17th
Emma – 28th
Charlotte – 30th
Total = 112
U11 Boys U12 Boys
Lawrence – 11th Andrew – 9th
Harry – 26th George – 17th
Max – 46th Matthew – 18th
Kane – 62nd Ben – 19th
Ollie – 68th Daniel – 54th
Piers – 71st Callum – 55th
James – 77th Alex – 58th
Lewis – 78th Total = 172
Calvin – 90th
Hector – 104th
Total = 284
Well done to everyone who ran you showed great determination and team spirit!
Football Highfield vs. Westholme
10 Jan 2010
On the 9th December, Highfield travelled to Westholme to play a football match. It was hard for both teams to play at the start because we were on astro turf. Both teams started well and both had lots of chances of goal. 10 minutes into it, Westholme struck on the counter attack and scored. Not long after, an outstanding strike by Matthew in off the post made us level. Half time 1-1. After half time, Westholme started very well in the second half and scored very early. It gave them confidence to score another and they did to make it 3-1. Westholme started playing very well and began to have a lot of possession and score another.
The final scores were
A team lost 4-1
B team won 5-0
C team won 6-1
D team won 6-0
Highfield vs Harris
11 Dec 2009
On the 2nd December Highfield football team travelled to Cottam Sports Arena to play Harris. Both teams made a great start to the game and were evenly matched. Soon into it, I hit the post. Then, after some good passing it came to Callum and he scored. After that goal it gave us confidence to score another and that’s what Matthew did from close range. At half time the score was 2-0 to Highfield. Straight after half time Daniel went on a good run and scored a great goal. Harris started to get back into the game and a cross came in and came off one of our players and went in. Straight from kick off the ball was laid back to Ben and just after scoring an own goal, he shot from his own penalty and somehow it went it. Harris then went on a counter attack and scored a great goal. Not long after, some good play on the wing by me helped Laurence score a great goal.
Final score 5-2 to Highfield
Player of the match
Me
A B C and D Football matches v Westholme School
11 Dec 2009
All the Year 5 and 6 boys representing school in a football match against Westholme.
The results were 3 wins and 1 lost. Well done all the boys
Hockey Match against Kirkham
20 Nov 2009
On Thursday 12th November the school hockey team went to Cottam to play against Kirkham. The team consisted of Ella, Beth, Emilia, Heather, Portia, Molly and myself, Rachel.
The team played really well but as Kirkham had their own Astroturf they were a bit stronger than us. Unfortunately they managed to get a goal in the first half which made us even more determined to get a goal. At half time the score was still 1-0 to Kirkham.
In the second half we were stronger but Kirkham scored another goal. We passed well and Beth scored a goal but in the last few minutes of the match Kirkham scored again to make the final score 3-1 to Kirkham. Everyone played really well and the man of the match goes to TBA
ISA National Swimming Gala in Coventry
20 Nov 2009
Congratulations to
Ella Brown on becoming Under 12 Girls National Backstroke Champion 2009
0ther results were
Matthew – 3rd in breaststroke
Ben – 2nd in backstroke and freestyle
Joseph – 1st in freestyle relay team and 3rd in freestyle.
Heather, Emilia, Portia and Ella came 3rd in the Freestyle Relay and Medley Relay.
These are fantastic results well done!
Football Highfield vs Scarisbrick Hall
25 Oct 2009
On the 14th of October in the ISA cup our A team played Scarisbrick hall. The game started well for Highfield as myself played in a corner and Ben got on the end of it. After a handball by Highfield Scarisbrick hall got awarded a penalty which was only denied by Chris. Soon after it was a throw in for Scarisbrick hall and it came of one of our players heads to make it 1-1. There was very good passing play from Highfield but we still couldn’t find that second goal.
Both the managers decided to play extra time and in the second half of it, another throw in came for scarisbrick and was missed by our defenders and unfortunately came off there player to go in. A great all around performance by all the team but we were unlucky not to win.
Player of the match
Chris
Netball Highfield Priory V Casterton
25 Oct 2009
On Wednesday 14th October Casterton A+B team came to Highfield to play netball. They scored the first goal within minutes but we managed to get the ball and score making it a draw. We did some really good passing and managed to score another three goals making it a clear win. At half time the score came to
As they equalised with us we tried really hard and took the lead again. There was some good attacking from the team and once we got the ball in the circle we were most likely to have scored. Overall the team put good effort into the game and tried our best.
Final Score
A= 11-9
Report by Ella Brown
Hunter Hall v Highfield –Tag Rugby
18 Oct 2009
On the 7th of October 2009, Highfield Priory travelled to Hunter Hall School in Penrith to play a tag rugby match. The game started well for Highfield with Joseph scoring the first try of the game and some fast runs and good passes resulted in two more goals from Ben and George.
Hunter Hall then threw them-selves back into the game and scored their first try. The two teams traded a few more tries each, with Highfield’s coming from Andy, George, Ben, Daniel, Callum and myself and by half time the score was 12 – 7 to Highfield.
The second half was just as intense as the first, with tries being scored regularly by both teams and some great passing from Andy & Jake which resulted in more tries from my-self, Callum, Andy, Lawrence & Dan.
Overall the game was played in good spirit by both teams and there were some good demonstrations of fast runs down the wings, accurate passes and good defensive play.
The game ended with handshakes and cheers from both teams with the final result being 21 – 16 to Highfield and the Man of the Match being awarded to Callum, although the whole team showed good effort and teamwork. Well done to everyone.
Team captain: Matthew
QEGS Swimming Gala
18 Oct 2009
On Thursday 8th October Highfield travelled to Blackburn to compete against Westholme, Rossall, Bury and QEGS in their schools swimming gala.
Our team was made up of 16 Highfield swimmers from Years 5 & 6.
We very quickly took the lead with fantastic performances from everyone and continued to build on this to comfortably win the gala overall.
There were 15 races in total and we came 1st in 9 of those races with 4 2nd places. This is a fantastic result considering most of the other schools have their own pools to practice in!
The final points were:-
Highfield - 103 points
Westholme - 79 points
Rossall - 66 points
Bury - 61 points
QEGS - 49 points
Report By
Ben
Netball V Kirkam
18 Oct 2009
On Tuesday 13th October the Kirkham netball team came to Highfield with the A, B and C team. We started off with good passing and defending from Caitlin and Charlotte though they managed to score. We tried to make it up and the team worked hard. We were very close at half time though they were winning by a few goals with 7-2.
Me and Henrietta tried hard to score and there was some good attacking from Beth and Rachel. There was a lot of goals scored over all and the score was 11-9 to Kirkham.
ISA North Area Swimming Gala
11 Oct 2009
Well done to the
Under 11 Boys
Under 12 Girls
For winning the
ISA North Area Swimming Gala 2009
This is a fantastic achievement to win two age groups in this event.
Well done also to all the swimmers who represented Highfield on Saturday night at the
ISA North Area Swimming Gala.
Miss Sykes
HOCKEY vs HUNTER HALL
11 Oct 2009
On Wednesday 7th October we travelled to Hunter Hall in Penrith to play them at hockey and tag rugby. It was a new experience for most of the players as we were playing on a grass pitch.
We did very well at the start and Ella nearly scored a goal but Hunter Hall piled on the pressure and stole the ball off us many times – fortunately Christopher played excellently in goal fending off many shots.
With the score still 0-0 Miss Sykes decided to bring on Ben and George who had been playing in the tag rugby team.
This wise move really turned the game around and we started to put more pressure on Hunter Hall. Within a few minutes George had scored a great goal putting us into the lead.
Hunter Hall reacted by scoring the equalizer – but in the last few minutes Ben scored the winning goal and the final score finished at 2-1 to Highfield
All the players worked really hard, Heather made some great passes and Emilia stole the ball many times so the boys could score the goals.
Players of the Match
Portia & Emilia
Final score
2 – 1 to Highfield
Report by Portia Riding
ISA Swimming Gala Stockport
11 Oct 2009
On Saturday 3rd October Highfield travelled to Stockport for the annual schools gala where 14 different schools compete.
The year 4 swimmers – Katie & Jasmine swam very well as
this was their first gala for the school.
The year 5 swimmers Molly, Ruth, Alfie & Joseph performed excellently with Joseph winning the freestyle event. The boys also won the overall Year 5 gala.
The Highfield swimmers really excelled themselves when it came to the Year 6 races with the boys gaining three 1st places & three 2nd places. The girls won both of the relay events and were the best Year 6 girls team overall.
This was a fantastic result as all the Year 6 swimmers Ben, Matthew, Ella, Portia, Emilia, Heather along with Joseph qualified for the ISA National swimming finals to represent the North of England in Coventry on the 14th of November.
Report By
Ben Riding
Tag Rugby Match report
11 Oct 2009
On the 30th September 2009, Highfield Priory School Tag Rugby team travelled to Giggleswick School in Settle, North Yorkshire, to take part in a Tag Rugby Tournament.
The team consisted of Callum, Ben, George, Bradley, Joseph, Andrew, Alex, Lawrence and my-self, the captain.
The tournament started at 2pm, there were lots of teams at the tournament, but there were only five teams in our group. The teams in our group were ourselves Highfield Priory, Giggleswick the hosts,
St Pius, Brackenfield and Gilroyd.
All the teams within the group had to play each other. The first match that Highfield played was against Gilroyd where Highfield won the match 5 tries to 4, the second match we played was against our local team St Pius where we won 5 to 3. The third match we played was against Brackenfield where we drew 6 all. The fourth and final match was played against Giggleswick where Highfield won 5 tries to 4.
Overall the team played really well, producing some fast runs and good defending, resulting in Highfield winning a total of three games and drawing one.
Player of the match
Ben
Report by Matthew
Hockey V Giggleswick
11 Oct 2009
On Wednesday the 30th September the Year 5 and 6 girls went to Giggleswick School to play a hockey match. The team consisted of Rachel, Molly, Caitlin, Ella, Kate, Beth, Emilia and myself.
First we were up against Giggleswick. There were some great passes from our team then we managed to get the ball in the scoring zone and I (Heather) successfully scored the first goal for Highfield. The final score 1-0 to Highfield.
Next up was Hunter Hall. We all did very well, some fantastic attempts for goal from Ella and Rachel and very good defending from Molly. Well done also to Emilia for being a brilliant goalkeeper. Final Score 0-0.
Well done to the whole team. Player of the match Rachel.
Preston Schools Football Tournament
11 Oct 2009
Preston Schools Football Tournament
On the 29th September Highfield football A team travelled to cottam sports arena to play a tournament. We started off against Longsands and unfortunately we lost that game 1-0. The second game we drew against 1-1 against St Andrews. The next game we were desperate to get a win because we hadn’t won a match yet, fortunately for us we won that game 2-0 against Lea. The next game was a tough match and we managed to get a 1-1 draw against Grimsargh. For the final match we wanted to finish well and we beat St Bernards 1-0. Unfortunately we didn’t get through but it was a good all round performance by all of the team.
Reported by Ollie
Football -Highfield vs QEGS
04 Oct 2009
Highfield vs QEGS
On 23rd of September 2009 Highfield A and B football teams played at home to QEGS.
A Team
After 5 minutes a corner came in for QEGS and a player was there at the front post to put it in the net. Soon after, good passing play led up to a good goal from George going through the keepers legs. It finished 1-1 at half time. At half time Mr Turner gave us a great team talk which gave us confidence. Soon after the break the ball came to Callum on the edge of the box and he slotted it past the keeper. We had some great chances to go even further ahead but then a throw in from QEGS went through our defence and they scored to make it 2-2. Final score Highfield 2-2 QEGS.
B Team
The B team also put in a great performance with 4 goals from Jake and 2 from Joseph but QEGS managed to put 4 goals past us. Final score Highfield 6-4QEGS.
Player of the match
Ben